Texas Biking News March 16th 2022
Ball Pit to Bike Park
By: Lawrence Colvin | www.imba.com
How to Rally a Community Around Your Dig In Project
The Weatherford Mountain Bike Club (WMBC) hosted a soft opening for “The Pit” Kid’s Mountain Bike Skills Area and Trail in downtown Aledo on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The purpose of the opening was to get the wheels (both kids and adults, novices to experts) on the dirt, pack down the trail and receive positive and critical feedback on what we’ve built to date.
The Pit is a dormant tennis/basketball court located at the Downtown Aledo Community Center. The Pit surface resides approximately 30 feet below the nearby community center within the confines of steep slopes on two sides. The city researched resurfacing the court surface, but to do so was cost-prohibitive and exceeded the parks department’s annual budget. …
woom bikes Becomes Official Kids’ Bike Manufacturer of the Life Time Sea Otter Classic
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AUSTIN, Texas – March 16, 2022 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – woom bikes, the fastest-growing kids’ bike brand in North America, is pleased to announce its partnership with the Life Time Sea Otter Classic presented by Continental, the world’s premier cycling festival. woom has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Life Time to be the Official Kids’ Bike Manufacturer of the iconic spring event, through 2024.
The partnership kicks off at this year’s Sea Otter Classic event in April, where woom will be offering free bike demos in the woom Kids’ Zone. Not your average playground, the woom Kids’ Zone allows kids age 12 and under to test bikes and try out their budding cycling skills on age-appropriate obstacles, riding in a fully enclosed location, with a separate designated area for balance bikes.
woom bikes will also have a 20-feet by 40-feet booth space inside the Kids’ Zone, booth number S100, where …